Texas Railroad Commissioner, David Porter, released the latest report from the Eagle Ford Shale Task Force outlining their assessment of how the oil field has affected eight issues, including area employment, infrastructure, water quality and economic benefits. The report, released on March 12, 2013, was produced by a task force represented by local business and elected leaders and representatives of environmental groups, energy producers, landowners, mineral rights owners and other related to oil and gas production in the south Texas region. This report is important, as the rapid growth of exploration in the area has far-reaching impact for many sectors of public and private interests. Read More...
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Involving Accommodation Doctrine
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on February 6, 2013 in the appeals case of Homer Merriman v. XTO Energy Inc. The case involves the accommodation doctrine and whether the doctrine requires that a surface owner has to prove that when a drilling company alters the use of the owner’s land, the owner is required to prove no other uses for the land exist. Read More...
Errors in Completing Legal Form Result in Appellate Court Reversal
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Trust Arbitration Before Texas Supreme Court
Saturday, November 17, 2012
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral argument on November 7th in a case that could have implications on trust litigation. In Hal Rachal Jr. v John W. Reitz, the high court will decide whether an arbitration clause in a trust instrument is enforceable to require arbitration of claims between a trustee and a beneficiary under the Texas General Arbitration Act. Read More...
HSFBWG Ranked as a "Top Texas Law Firm"
Friday, November 02, 2012
Martindale-Hubbell, publishers of The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel and Law Journal,named Hornberger Sheehan Fuller Beiter Wittenberg & Garza to its list of "Texas' Top Ranked Law Firms." The rating was based on AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Ratings,a determination derived from peer reviews by other attorneys. Read More...
HSFBWG Attorneys Named "Super Lawyers"
Friday, September 28, 2012
Super Lawyers magazine, a joint publication of Thomson Reuters and Texas Monthly, named four HSFBWG attorneys as "Super Lawyers" in the 2012 edition. Charles M. "Boxy" Hornberger (Estate Planning & Probate), Patrick K. Sheehan (Business Litigation), Kevin M. Beiter (Energy & Natural Resources) and Rudy A. Garza (Estate & Trust Litigation) were four of only 275 San Antonio area attorneys to earn this designation. Read More...
Williams Appointed as ABA Subcommittee Co-Chair
Friday, September 28, 2012
Jed Williams, a shareholder of Hornberger Sheehan Fuller Beiter Wittenberg & Garza Incorporated, has been appointed co-chair of the American Bar Association Fiduciary Duties Subcommittee, part of the Business Torts Committee of the ABA's Section of Litigation Committee. His appointment is for the 2012-2013 bar year. Read More...
Longview Energy Wins Against Investment Banker
Friday, September 28, 2012
In 2006, a New Jersey-based equity firm, Huff Energy Fund, invested $500 million with Longview Energy, a Dallas oil and gas firm. This investment entitled Huff to place two members on Longview's board, as well as hold a 39% interest in the firm. According to the petition filed by Longview with the civil district court in Zavala County, Huff asked Longview to research drilling opportunities in the Eagle Ford Shale area of south Texas. Read More...
Eagle Ford Shale Added $25 Billion to Texas Economy
Thursday, June 07, 2012
A UTSA study projects the Eagle Ford Shale — one of the largest recoverable oil and gas fields in the lower 48 — could create as many as 117,000 jobs by 2021. Read More...